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English I Honors—April 8, 2015 Bell work: What do you know about the Jim Crow Laws or the Civil Rights Movement? Homework: – Government Essay due Friday.

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1 English I Honors—April 8, 2015 Bell work: What do you know about the Jim Crow Laws or the Civil Rights Movement? Homework: – Government Essay due Friday. – Bring a copy of To Kill a Mockingbird by Friday (if you haven’t already). – Study for Unit 4/Lesson #9 Vocabulary (quiz next Tuesday). Heads up: – FSA ELA April 21 st and 22 nd

2 Context—the circumstances or conditions in which the thing exists or takes place. context historical—the events during the time of a certain event. social—the immediate physical and social setting in which people live or in which something happens or develops. cultural—to reference an event or situation from the perspective of specific groups of people. geographic—the geographic area that relates to a particular problem, discovery, or issue.

3 Civil Rights Movement (1960)— when the novel was published https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S64zRnnn4Po

4 Picturing the Past Photo #Observation: Note the details of the image in the photograph. Reflection: What is your response to the images in the photograph? Questions: What questions come to mind that might lead to further explanation or research? Unit Opener Photo p. 169 Two girls are sitting at old-fashioned school desks. The black girl looks worried; the white girl is starting to smile. The way everybody else in the class seems to be staring at them makes me feel nervous for them. What year was this photograph taken? What city and state? Was this a newly integrated school? How did each girl feel about it?

5 Sources of Information Primary source: an original document containing firsthand information about a subject. Secondary source: a discussion about or commentary on a primary source; the key feature

6 Jim Crow (1930s Alabama)—the novel’s setting Jim Crow laws were state laws and regulations that enforced segregation and deprived African Americans of Civil Rights.


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